Aakash Chopra
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Occupation | YouTuber | |||||||||
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Channels | Aakash Chopra [1] | |||||||||
Years active | 2011–present | |||||||||
Genre(s) | Cricket Analysis, Updates, News | |||||||||
Subscribers | 4.05 million | |||||||||
Total views | 1.2 billion | |||||||||
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Last updated: 19 September 2022 |
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Born | Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India | 19 September 1977||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 246) | 8 October 2003 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 26 October 2004 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997-2009/10 | Delhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010-2011/12 | Rajasthan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012/13 | Himachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Rajasthan Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 July 2020 |
Aakash Chopra
Chopra currently works as Hindi cricket commentator for Viacom18.[2] He previously worked as a column writer for ESPNcricinfo.[3]
His international cricket career consisted of 10 test matches, in which he scored 437 runs with an average of 23 per match.[4]
In Indian domestic cricket, Chopra played for the Delhi cricket team, Himachal Pradesh cricket team and Rajasthan cricket team. He also played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.
Cricket career
International
Chopra made his Test debut in
On the subsequent tour to Pakistan, Chopra scored another century with Virender Sehwag, as India scored more than 600 runs in the first innings. India went on to defeat Pakistan in the first Test in Multan. However, in the second Test, the Indian batsmen scored much lower, apart from a century from Yuvraj Singh, who played in place of the injured captain Sourav Ganguly.[5] When Ganguly returned for the final Test, Chopra was axed and Yuvraj was retained on the team.
Chopra was reintroduced as Sehwag's partner in the 2004
Domestic
In September 2008, Aakash played for Delhi in the Nissar Trophy against SNGPL (the winners of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy from Pakistan). Delhi scored 4 and 197,[6] making the match a draw, but SNGPL won the trophy based on first-innings lead.[7] After representing Delhi for a long time, Chopra joined Rajasthan as a guest player in the Ranji Plate division.[8] Chopra helped Rajasthan to become the first Plate division team to win the Ranji Trophy, followed by another Ranji trophy win in 2010–2011 season. Chopra has won three Ranji titles in total, one with Delhi and two with Rajasthan. [citation needed]
IPL
Chopra played for the
In
Cricket commentary career
Chopra was a cricket commentator for Star Sports for a long time.[11] His cricket commentary style has been described as similar to Navjot Singh Sidhu, in that he uses lots of one-liners and rhymes.[12]
During the 2018–19 Australia vs India test series, Chopra was a commentator for
In January 2023, Chopra left Star Sports, and joined
Other media
Chopra's columns regularly appear in Mid-Day and on ESPNcricinfo.[14]
In 2009, Chopra released Beyond the Blues: A First-Class Season Like No Other, a diary of his domestic season in 2007-2008 published by HarperCollins. It received critical acclaim, and Suresh Menon of ESPNcricinfo wrote that it was "the best book written by an Indian Test cricketer".[15] In November 2011, his second book was published by HarperCollins, and was titled Out of the Blue, about Rajasthan's victory in the Ranji Trophy. He went on to write two more books; The Insider with ESPNcricinfo in 2015 and Numbers Do Lie with Impact Index in 2017.[16]
In May 2020, Chopra signed as a commentator with popular mobile cricket game
Aakash Chopra has a YouTube channel where he uploads match reviews and previews.[20]
References
- ^ a b c "Aakash Chopra". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 February 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2007.
- ^ a b "Suresh Raina, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha, and Aakash Chopra in Viacom18's Expert Panel for SA20". www.news18.com.
- ^ "The Insider: Decoding the craft of cricket by Aakash Chopra". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/27639.html ESPNcricinfo
- ^ Vasu, Anand (8 April 2004). "Yuvraj or Chopra? India's selectorial dilemma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
- ^ "Chopra and Kohli stretch lead to 384".
- ^ "Mohammad Nissar Trophy at Delhi, Sep 15–18 2008".
- ^ Aakash Chopra to represent Rajasthan Archived 4 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Aakash Chopra Biography, Achievements, Career info, Records & Stats - Sportskeeda". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Aakash Chopra Profile - Cricket Player India | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "IPL 2023: Aakash Chopra No Longer A Part Of Disney Star, Will Do Commentary For Sports18 & JioCinema". kheltalk.com.
- ^ "Aakash Chopra reveals why he honed his craft in Hindi commentary, not English". circleofcricket.com.
- ^ ""Bangladesh are saying that it is not Diwali time but they have prepared for a whitewash" - Aakash Chopra". sportskeeda.com. 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra shares expert guidance for aspiring commentators". Mid-day Newspaper. 29 June 2021.
- ^ ESPNcricinfo review of Beyond the Blues
- ^ "Beyond the blues: a cricket season like no other". HarperCollins Publishers India. 2009.
- ^ Bureau, BW Online. "Commentator Aakash Chopra Joined World Cricket Championship". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Miller, George (27 April 2020). "Aakash Chopra joins online cricket with the world's No.1 cricket game, World Cricket Championship". European Gaming Industry News. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "With IPL suspended due to Pandemic, Aakash Chopra to commentate on digital matches". Hindustan Times. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Emily (4 February 2022). "Akash chopra income through youtube". Biography of celebrities- Buzzzfly. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022.